http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.engadget.com/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this headlines and excerpts feed are available for limited commercial distribution. You may repost this feed to your site provided you link back to the original story, do not edit the material, and do not remove this copyright notice. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/switched-on-apples-song-remains-the-same/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/switched-on-apples-song-remains-the-same/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/switched-on-apples-song-remains-the-same/#commentsEngadget: Ross Rubin (@rossrubin) contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Lala's business model of selling and hosting digital music was a complete abhorrence to an innovative music startup -- named Lala. When the site launched, it was ... Read more

]]>applecolumncolumnsfeaturedfeatureslalamusiconline musicOnlineMusicstreamingswitched onSwitchedOnNilay Patel2009-12-08T17:30:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/ps3-firmware-3-15-to-add-psp-mini-support-simplified-console-mi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/ps3-firmware-3-15-to-add-psp-mini-support-simplified-console-mi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/ps3-firmware-3-15-to-add-psp-mini-support-simplified-console-mi/#commentsEngadget: Didn't the PS3 just get a firmware update? Something about posting all your hard-earned trophies onto your Facebook page? Yes, that sounds right. If you thought that was a big deal, wait 'til you get a load of this: According to the European ... Read more

]]>firmwaregamesgamingminiminisplaystationplaystation 3playstation portableplaystation storePlaystation3PlaystationPortablePlaystationStoreps storeps3pspPsStoresonyupdateJoseph L. Flatley2009-12-08T16:49:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/sony-ericsson-satio-back-on-sale-software-update-available/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/sony-ericsson-satio-back-on-sale-software-update-available/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/sony-ericsson-satio-back-on-sale-software-update-available/#commentsEngadget: it may not be at the top of everyone's wishlist this holiday season, but it looks like those particularly taken with Sony Ericsson's smartphone are now back in luck after a brief suspension of sales. Of course, there's also now a software update ... Read more

]]>ainophones 4uPhones4usatiosesony ericssonSonyEricssonDonald Melanson2009-12-08T16:22:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/uk-man-builds-life-sized-dalek-furthers-intergalactic-evil/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/uk-man-builds-life-sized-dalek-furthers-intergalactic-evil/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/uk-man-builds-life-sized-dalek-furthers-intergalactic-evil/#commentsEngadget: Sci-fi fandom and the DIY ethic go hand in hand -- and for evidence, you need only look at the large number of Star Trek and Star Wars-themed projects we've seen in this space over the years. Still, few of them have achieved the scope of the ... Read more

]]>dalekdiydr. whoDr.Whohackmodremote controlRemoteControlRob BosherRobBosherrobotscience fictionScienceFictionwheelchairJoseph L. Flatley2009-12-08T15:54:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/hexolight-brings-light-shows-to-your-videogame-concerts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/hexolight-brings-light-shows-to-your-videogame-concerts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/hexolight-brings-light-shows-to-your-videogame-concerts/#commentsFiled under: Gaming

Engadget: If there's one thing we're missing when we're jamming "Cool for Cats" on Rock Band, it's a Squeeze-worthy display of lights. That's all about to change, with the introduction of Rock Gear's HexoLight LED-lighting system, a flashing display of lights ... Read more

]]>gamesgamingguitar heroGuitarHerohexolightledledslightinglightsrock bandrock gearRockBandRockGearvideo gamesVideoGamesLaura June2009-12-08T15:33:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/acer-liquid-a1-starts-shipping-its-android-wares-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/acer-liquid-a1-starts-shipping-its-android-wares-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/acer-liquid-a1-starts-shipping-its-android-wares-in-the-uk/#commentsEngadget: Looking for something a little different and exciting in the Android space? Acer's Liquid A1 probably fits the bill. Sure, it's another in a long line of slate-style phones with Android, but the quirky (if chunky) design and zippy Snapdragon ... Read more

]]>acerandroidavailableliquidliquid aiLiquidAislatesnapdragonPaul Miller2009-12-08T15:12:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/google-blocks-hacked-navigation-from-international-use/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/google-blocks-hacked-navigation-from-international-use/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/google-blocks-hacked-navigation-from-international-use/#commentsEngadget: We were sort of hoping Google would turn a blind eye to the Android hackers who'd enabled Google Maps Navigation for use internationally, but it appears we're just hopelessly optimistic: El Goog's shut Navigation down outside the States. The changes ... Read more

]]>googlegoogle mapsgoogle maps navigationGoogle navigationGoogleMapsGoogleMapsNavigationGoogleNavigationhackhakcsinternationalnavigationNilay Patel2009-12-08T14:46:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-laptops/#commentsEngadget: Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today's ... Read more

]]>hgghgg2009holiday gift guideholiday gift guide 2009HolidayGiftGuideHolidayGiftGuide2009Nilay Patel2009-12-08T14:27:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/shuttle-gears-up-for-ces-with-we-are-not-alien-campaign/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/shuttle-gears-up-for-ces-with-we-are-not-alien-campaign/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/shuttle-gears-up-for-ces-with-we-are-not-alien-campaign/#commentsEngadget: Shuttle isn't exactly a company known for aggressive marketing campaigns, but it looks to be changing its tune a bit in the lead up to CES, and it's not too hard to see who its target is. While the company's main website is still as bright and cheery ... Read more

]]>adalienwarecesces 2010Ces2010eventgaminggaming pcGamingPcpcrivalryshuttleteaseteaserteaser adteaser videoTeaserAdTeaserVideovideoDonald Melanson2009-12-08T13:58:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/google-chrome-hits-beta-for-mac-and-linux-extensions-available/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/google-chrome-hits-beta-for-mac-and-linux-extensions-available/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/google-chrome-hits-beta-for-mac-and-linux-extensions-available/#commentsEngadget: At long last Mac and Linux users don't have to feel like second class citizens in Chrome land: they've got official beta versions of Google's browser to call their own. Of course, people have been running the open source Chromium version on both ... Read more

]]>betabrowserchromechrome betaChromeBetaextensionsgooglelinuxmacPaul Miller2009-12-08T13:28:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/zyxel-to-debut-worlds-first-lte-router-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/zyxel-to-debut-worlds-first-lte-router-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/zyxel-to-debut-worlds-first-lte-router-at-ces-2010/#commentsEngadget: If we're able to avert this looming "spectrum apocalypse" we've heard so much about, it looks like 2010 will be the year that many of you get to partake in LTE. What better way to indulge your lust for airborne data than ZyXEL's newest, the ZLR-2070S ... Read more

]]>3.9Gcesces 2010Ces2010ltelte routerLteRouterrouterwirelesswireless routerWirelessRouterZLR-2070Szyxelzyxel ZLR-2070SZyxelZlr-2070sJoseph L. Flatley2009-12-08T13:01:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/apple-ordered-to-pay-damages-in-opti-patent-case-apple-appeals/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/apple-ordered-to-pay-damages-in-opti-patent-case-apple-appeals/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/apple-ordered-to-pay-damages-in-opti-patent-case-apple-appeals/#commentsEngadget: Full-time IP licensor Opti sure has been keeping itself busy in the last few years suing the likes of NVIDIA, AMD and Apple, and it looks like its case with the latter may now finally be drawing to a close. After a few years of battling it out in the ... Read more

]]>appleintellectual propertyIntellectualPropertyIPlawsuitoptipatentpatent casepatent infringementPatentCasePatentInfringementDonald Melanson2009-12-08T12:36:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/powering-googles-powermeter-testing-ted-5000-and-alertme-energ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/powering-googles-powermeter-testing-ted-5000-and-alertme-energ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/powering-googles-powermeter-testing-ted-5000-and-alertme-energ/#commentsEngadget: There are plenty of ways to be green these days, but without some sort of feedback it's hard to know just what shade you are. Enter Google's PowerMeter, a service that tells you how much current you're responsible for consuming. Why, it even shades ... Read more

]]>alertmealertme energyAlertmeEnergyfeaturefeaturedfeaturesgooglegoogle powermeterGooglePowermeterhands-onpowermeterreviewsmartplugted 5000Ted5000the energy detectiveTheEnergyDetectivezigbeeTim Stevens2009-12-08T12:02:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-hands-on-impressions-yes/#commentsEngadget: What if you took an original Adamo, shaved a couple pounds off the weight and a grand off the price? You'd end up with something pretty close to the new Dell Vostro V13. We just got a quick look at the machine, and while some of the cheaper materials ... Read more

]]>dellfeatureshands-onthin-and-lightv13vostrovostro v13VostroV13Paul Miller2009-12-08T11:38:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/magazine-publishers-announce-joint-digital-distribution-scheme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/magazine-publishers-announce-joint-digital-distribution-scheme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/magazine-publishers-announce-joint-digital-distribution-scheme/#commentsEngadget: The joint venture between four leading publishers has issued a press release highlighting a few of the finer points of its plan to create a platform for digital magazine distribution -- we guess that The New York Observer wasn't kidding when it said ... Read more

]]>conde nastCondeNaste-bookeBookeReaderhearstmagazine publishersMagazinePublishersmagazinesmeredithnews corpnews corporationNewsCorpNewsCorporationpublisherspublishingtimetime incTimeIncJoseph L. Flatley2009-12-08T11:19:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/nokia-ships-e72-and-5800-navigation-edition-to-the-us-of-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/nokia-ships-e72-and-5800-navigation-edition-to-the-us-of-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/nokia-ships-e72-and-5800-navigation-edition-to-the-us-of-a/#commentsEngadget: We know it's the N900 you're jonesing for, but if you're looking to let those "other guys" put Maemo 5 through the ringer while you continue to use an OS that's been around the block, Nokia's got two more for you to choose from starting today. Both ... Read more

]]>58005800 Navigation Edition5800NavigationEditionavailableE72nokianokia 5800 Navigation Editionnokia e72Nokia5800NavigationEditionNokiaE72now availableNowAvailableon saleOnSaleshipshippingshipssmartphonesymbiansymbian s60SymbianS60ususaDarren Murph2009-12-08T10:55:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/android-based-archos-5-internet-tablet-surfaces-in-8gb-form-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/android-based-archos-5-internet-tablet-surfaces-in-8gb-form-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/android-based-archos-5-internet-tablet-surfaces-in-8gb-form-for/#commentsEngadget: The Archos 5 Internet Tablet hasn't had the smoothest ride into the commercial realm, but thanks to a few firmware updates, the Android-based player seems to finally be humming along just fine. That said, not everyone's interested in shelling out big ... Read more

]]>8gbandroidandroid pmpAndroidPmpArchosArchos 5Archos 5 Internet TabletArchos5Archos5InternetTabletgoogleinternet tabletInternetTabletmedia playerMediaPlayermidpmpradio shackRadioShackDarren Murph2009-12-08T10:28:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/ieee-will-push-next-802-11-to-1gbps-speeds-two-letter-designati/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/ieee-will-push-next-802-11-to-1gbps-speeds-two-letter-designati/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/ieee-will-push-next-802-11-to-1gbps-speeds-two-letter-designati/#commentsEngadget: WiFi, you've come a long way, baby. Since those groovy days of plain 'ol 802.11, to your first single-letter designation, all the way up to your latest 802.11n ratification you've gotten faster, broader, and almost everywhere. Best of all, you've ... Read more

]]>1gbps802.11802.11ac802.11nieeewifiwirelessTim Stevens2009-12-08T10:02:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/motorola-mt710-bringing-its-droid-ish-good-looks-to-china-this-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/motorola-mt710-bringing-its-droid-ish-good-looks-to-china-this-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/motorola-mt710-bringing-its-droid-ish-good-looks-to-china-this-m/#commentsEngadget: China Mobile is about to spoil its half billion subscribers with yet another Android smartphone in the 3.something-inch category. The Droid's keyboard-deprived younger sibling, the MT710 is about to hit Chinese stores this month, with TD-SCDMA 3G ... Read more

]]>3gandroidchinachina mobileChinaMobiledroidmarvel pxa310marvellMarvelPxa310motorolamotorola mt710MotorolaMt710mt710ophoneophone osophone os 1.5OphoneOsOphoneOs1.5pxa310TD-SCDMAwifiVladislav Savov2009-12-08T09:38:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/haiters-theater-pmp-sports-a-3-inch-touchscreen-recession-frie/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/haiters-theater-pmp-sports-a-3-inch-touchscreen-recession-frie/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/haiters-theater-pmp-sports-a-3-inch-touchscreen-recession-frie/#commentsEngadget: There are PMPs in every shape and color, and while we've never been particularly fond of Haier's contributions to the segment, its latest might just find a home in that all-important lower-end of the spectrum. It packs a three-inch capacitive ... Read more

]]>3-inch touchscreen3-inchTouchscreenavicapacitivehaierhaier theaterHaierTheatermp3mp3 playerMp3Playermpeg4pmptheatertouchscreenTim Stevens2009-12-08T09:19:00+00:00